Jacoder
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This may be an odd question, but I can't quite wrap my brain around it. I work at a facility (not physician office) and we often see lab orders come through that look like this:
Dx: hyperlipidemia, joint pain, CAD, long term med use.
I know that if a patient comes in for coumadin monitoring that V58.83 is the primary dx followed by V58.61. I know that v58.6X can never be primary, but . . . every time I code V58.69 or V58.61, do I HAVE to use V58.83? I don't know what medication they are on, so I can't code V58.83, 272.4 V58.69, ect. How would you code the above example? Thanks!
Dx: hyperlipidemia, joint pain, CAD, long term med use.
I know that if a patient comes in for coumadin monitoring that V58.83 is the primary dx followed by V58.61. I know that v58.6X can never be primary, but . . . every time I code V58.69 or V58.61, do I HAVE to use V58.83? I don't know what medication they are on, so I can't code V58.83, 272.4 V58.69, ect. How would you code the above example? Thanks!